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An Empirical Investigation of German Firms’ Financial Structure and Ensuing Risks / Finanzierungsstruktur und Risiken im Unternehmenssektor der Bundesrepublik Deutschland. Eine emp...
Größl, Ingrid; Stahlecker, Peter; Wohlers, Eckhardt - In: Jahrbücher für Nationalökonomie und Statistik 221 (2001) 5-6, pp. 491-529
Summary This paper focuses on the question whether West German firms have experienced an increase in their financial risk position with due implications for the macroeconomy. The investigation is based on a special evaluation of the balance sheet statistics by the Deutsche Bundesbank broken down...
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Höheres Beschäftigungswachstum durch Venture Capital? / Does Venture Capital Affect New Firms' Growth?
Engel, Dirk - In: Jahrbücher für Nationalökonomie und Statistik 223 (2003) 1, pp. 1-22
Vergleich der Beschäftigungswachstumsraten zwischen der Untersuchungs- und Kontrollgruppe nach dem Matching zeigt, dass eine … statistical matching procedure an adequate control group for comparison with the group of venture-backed firms is drawn. Matching …
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Bankruptcy prediction: the case of Belgian SMEs
Cultrera, Loredana; Brédart, Xavier - In: Review of Accounting and Finance 15 (2016) 1, pp. 101-119
accuracy and show that ratios as profitability and liquidity are excellent predictors of bankruptcy for Belgian SMEs. Research … to the academic literature on bankruptcy prediction of Belgian SMEs, this study may be of interest for investors or …Purpose – The aim of this paper is to develop a bankruptcy prediction model for the Belgian small- and medium …
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Catering for security types: the case of warrants
Howe, John S.; Nikolic, Biljana - In: Review of Behavioural Finance 4 (2012) 1, pp. 28-45
(IPO) is subject to catering influences. Design/methodology/approach – The approach used was to measure the market “warrant … is strongly supportive of a catering influence on the firm's decision to include warrants in its IPO. Practical … implications – Sentiment is a factor in the selection of what securities a firm sells at its IPO. The findings lend further …
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Red flags for IPO downfalls in New Zealand
Dang, Huong Dieu; Jolly, Michael - In: Managerial Finance 43 (2017) 9, pp. 1034-1051
to invest in initial public offering (IPO) firms raises two questions: should retail investors invest in IPO offers and … the red flags for IPO downfalls in New Zealand. It covers the longest sample period (1991-2015) in New Zealand’s context.  …
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Fraud in startups: what stakeholders need to know
Gleason, Kimberly; Kannan, Yezen H.; Rauch, Christian - In: Journal of Financial Crime 29 (2022) 4, pp. 1191-1221
initial public offering (IPO). Findings This paper documents a number of fraud risks posed by the “fake it till you make it … to an IPO. Research limitations/implications An implication of this paper is that regulators should consider greater … IPO process. Practical implications Given the potential conflicts of interest between VC firms, investment banks and …
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Australian initial public offerings and US venture capital: different structures for similar early-stage funding?
Marsh, Terry; Gilbey, Kylie Jennifer - In: Journal of Accounting Literature 46 (2023) 1, pp. 105-120
VC funding has surged. The authors examine the reason for this divergence between ASX IPO and US VC systems that, with … attempted to bridge the broad differences in IPO and VC funding trends for early-stage companies in Australia and the USA.  …
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Stage-specific effects of the Sarbanes-Oxley Act
Ecer, Sencer; Khalid, Salman - In: Journal of Entrepreneurship and Public Policy 2 (2013) 2, pp. 110-129
of VC-led initial public offering (IPO) transactions as the main driver of VC investment decreases with the level of … technology involved in the sector. IPO transactions are particularly important in software, networking and equipment, and …
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Why do venture capitalists use such high discount rates?
Bhagat, Sanjai - In: The Journal of Risk Finance 15 (2014) 1, pp. 94-98
Purpose – Venture capitalists typically use discount rates in the range of 30-70 percent. During the startup stage of venture-capital financing, discount rates between 50 and 70 percent are common. The discount rate decreases from the first through fourth stage: from 60 to 30 percent. These...
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The impact of the quality of VC financing and monitoring on the survival of IPO firms
Pommet, Sophie - In: Managerial Finance 43 (2017) 4, pp. 440-451
IPO companies, and several proxies for the quality of venture capitalist financing and monitoring. Design …/methodology/approach To analyze the impact of the involvement of VC on both long and short run post-IPO survival, two methods are used … capitalist monitoring, measured by the duration of their investment before the IPO, is positively correlated with company …
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